Chair for use in swimming pools

ABSTRACT

A chair supported on the coping and side of a swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body. The chair is held by a support arm which rests on the surface of the coping. The chair also has a leg which extends to the side of the swimming pool below the water line to hold the seat of the chair away from the side of the pool.

BACKGROUND OF THE DISCLOSURE

The field of the invention is recreational equipment and the inventionrelates more particularly to recreational equipment for use in swimmingpools, spas or other aquatic bodies.

The typical swimming pool chair is a floating chair and one such chairis shown in U. S. Pat. No. 3,117,327. While such chairs have foundwidespread use, some people find them uncomfortable because of theirbobbing movement particularly when other people are using the pool.Furthermore, they tend to float in a random manner, and for someonewishing to improve their suntan, it is advantageous to have a chairwhich may be held in a desired orientation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is an object of the present invention to provide a chair for use inswimming pools, which chair does not float but instead is supported bythe structure of the swimming pool.

The present invention is for a chair supported on the coping and side ofa swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body. The chair and poolcombination includes pool coping means at the side of a swimming pool,said pool coping means having a pool edge above a generally verticalpool side and said swimming pool includes pool sides and a water linebelow the pool coping means. A pool chair includes a generallyhorizontal seat and a generally vertical back affixed to the seat. Thegenerally vertical back has two sides and has a bar affixed to thegenerally vertical back, which bar is supported by the coping. Thecoping-supported bar is positioned atop the pool coping means andextends away form the vertical back of the pool chair. The pool chairhas pool side contact means located below the water line of the pool andaffixed to the pool chair contacting the side of the swimming pool tohold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool. In apreferred embodiment, the side contact means is an extension of the sidebars of the seat and the generally vertical back is slidingly attachedto these side bars.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the pool chair of the present inventionsupported by the coping and side of a swimming pool.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the chair of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the pool chair and pool side of FIG. 1.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an alternate embodiment of the pool chair andpool side of FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an alternate embodiment of the poolchair of FIG. 1 supported by a pool coping and pool side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a prior art floating pool chair.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMETNS

The pool chair of the present invention is shown in perspective view inFIG. 1 and indicated generally by reference character 10. Pool chair 10has a generally vertical back 11 and a generally horizontal seat 12. Thevertical back has two sides 13 and 14, and a top 15. The seat 12 has twosides 16 and 17, a front bar 18 and a back bar 19. Pool side contactmeans are provided by a pair of bars 20 and 21 which are attached attheir outer end by a cross member 22. Bars 20 and 21 and cross member 22contact the side 23 of the swimming pool 24. Swimming pool 24 has anumber of coping tiles 25 which provide the coping of the pool As shownin FIG. 3, the coping tiles have a surface 26 which slopes away from thepool edge of the coping 27. The pool edge of the coping 27 is locatedabove the water line 28 at the side 23 of the pool. Chair 10 is givenvertical support by a pair of coping supported bars 29 and 30 which areattached at their outer ends by a cross member 31. Generally verticalback has webbing 32 and generally horizontal seat has webbing 33.

An adjustable version of the pool chair 10 is shown in FIG. 4. Thevertical side members 13 and 14 of back 11 are slideably attached tosides 16 and 17 of seat 12. This is accomplished by the use of tee 9which is attached to side 13 and is slidable along side 16. Preferably,a set screw, not shown, is used to hold tee 9 in a desired location. Thepoint of attachment of tee 9 determines the tilt of the seat and back.Also, the sides of pools are not always vertical and this adjustment oftee 9 can compensate for different pool side slopes.

Preferably, the sides 13 and 14, top 15, back bar 19, sides 16 and 17and front bar 18 are all fabricated from a polymer such as poly vinylchloride. Similarly, the bars 20, 21 and cross member 22 and bars 29, 30and cross member 31 are also fabricated from a polymer such as polyvinyl chloride which, preferably should be white so that it does nottend to mark the side of the pool which is normally white plaster.

As can be seen best in FIG. 3, the pool chair is supported in a mannerso that the seat 12 is below the water line 28 so that the user thereofis comfortably seated partially below water and partially above water.The chair 10 can be placed at any position around the pool so that thesunlight is directed in most advantageous direction. A headrest 134 isplaced along top 15. Because the user is largely under water when usingthe pool chair of the present invention the materials of constriction ofchair 10 need not be exceptionally strong. For instance, schedule 40,1/2 inch diameter pvc pipe; is sufficiently strong.

Arm rests 8 are shown on the chair 10 of FIG. 4 for added comfort. Theseare attached to sides 13 and 14 by tees 5 which are also preferablyadjustable as by a set screw to permit the arms to be placed at acomfortable position by the user. Sponge tubing 7 is affixed over thearm rest and a length of sponge tubing 6 is placed over front bar 18 ofthe chair of FIG. 4.

An alternate design of the pool chair of the present invention is shownin FIG. 5 where two side members 35 and 36 are curved to form two pointsof contact 37 and 38 with the side 23 of pool 24. Similarly, the sidesare curved and have two generally horizontal bars 39 and 39' whichcontact the surface 26 of coping 25. The chair is indicated generally byreference character 40 and has a back 41, a seat 42, a pair of arms 43and 44 held to sides 35 and 36 at one end and two vertical bars 45 and46 at the other end. Cross members 47, 48 and 49 hold the frame togetherand webbing 50 covers the seat 42 and webbing 51 covers the back 41.

A prior art floating chair is shown in FIG. 6 and has a generallyU-shaped float 52 which holds a chair 53. Chair 53 has a seat 54 and aback 55. As stated above, chair 53 floats in a random manner on the poolsurface and tends to bob, which problems are solved by the chair of thepresent invention.

While the chair of the present invention has been shown as havingpolymeric tubing for a frame, other materials could, of course, be used.For instance, aluminum tubing could be used as a frame. Alternatively,vacuum formed, high impact polyethylene could be molded into a desiredshape which would eliminate the frame and webbing and the copingsupported bar could be affixed to the back of the chair and the poolside contact means connected either to the back at its base or to theseat portion. The important features are the existence of a generallyhorizontal coping supported bar together with a pool side contact barand preferably a pair of pool side contact bars to provide additionalsupport. Although the pool chair 10 shown in the drawings is shown as asingle chair, the chair could be made wider to accommodate two or threepersons. While the terms "generally horizontal" and "generally vertical"have been used, these terms of course, are intended to include thetilted version shown in the drawings.

The present embodiments of this invention are thus to be considered inall respects as illustrative and not restrictive; the scope of theinvention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by theforegoing description. All changes which come within the meaning andrange of equivalency of the claims are intended to be embraced therein.

What is claimed is:
 1. A chair for use in a swimming pool, spa or otheraquatic body of the type which is surrounded by coping and which has apool side below the coping, said chair being supported on said copingand side of said swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chairand pool side comprising:pool coping means at the edge of a swimmingpool, said pool coping means having a generally horizontal upper surfaceand said coping means having an edge at the edge of the pool, said edgebeing above a generally vertical pool side and said swimming poolincluding a water line below the pool coping means and pool sides belowsaid water line; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seatand a generally vertical back affixed to said seat at a point ofintersection, said generally vertical back having two sides and having acoping supported bar affixed to the generally vertical back andpositioned atop the pool coping means and extending away from thevertical back and over the edge of the pool coping, and said pool chairhaving pool side contact means located below the water line of the poolaffixed to the pool chair and contacting the side of the swimming poolto hold the seat of the pool chair away from the side of the pool. 2.The pool chair of claim 1 wherein said chair has a frame having plasticsides and a woven strap back and seat.
 3. The pool chair of claim 2wherein the generally vertical back has plastic sides and there are twocoping-supported bars affixed to said generally vertical back at theplastic sides thereof and each of said coping-supported bars are held toeach other at their outer ends by a cross member.
 4. The pool chair ofclaim 1 wherein said pool side contact means comprises two bars whichare an extension of the generally horizontal seat and said two bars haveouter ends adjacent said pool side.
 5. The pool chair of claim 4 whereinsaid point of intersection between the seat and the back is a adjustablealong a portion of said seat.
 6. The pool chair of claim 4 wherein saidside contact means comprises two bars extending from the sides of thegenerally vertical back.
 7. The pool chair of claim 4 wherein said twobars are held to each other at their outer ends by a cross member. 8.The pool chair of claim 1 wherein said chair further includes a pair ofarms affixed to the two sides of said generally vertical back at twopoints of contact.
 9. The pool chair of claim 8 wherein the points ofcontact between the pair of arms and the sides is ajustable along aportion of said sides.
 10. A chair supported on the coping and side of aswimming pool, spa or other aquatic body, said chair and pool sidecomprising:pool coping means at the edge of a swimming pool, said poolcoping having a surface sloping away from the pool edge, said copingmeans also having a pool edge above a generally vertical pool side andsaid swimming pool including pool sides and a water line below the poolcoping means; and a pool chair including a generally horizontal seat anda generally vertical back affixed to said seat, said generally verticalback having two side members attached thereto and each of said sidemembers having a coping supported bar affixed thereto and positionedatop the pool coping means and extending away from the side members andsaid side members having pool side contact means located below the waterline of the pool affixed to the pool chair and contacting the side ofthe swimming pool to hold the seat of the pool chair away from the sideof the pool.
 11. The pool chair of claim 10 wherein said pool sidecontact means is attached to the side members of the generally verticalback.
 12. The pool chair of claim 10 wherein said generally horizontalseat has two side members attached to the two side members of thegenerally vertical back.
 13. The pool chair of claim 12 wherein saidpool side contact means is affixed to the pool chair at the intersectionof the side members of the generally horizontal seat.
 14. The pool chairof claim 13 wherein the side contact means comprise two bars extendingaway from the vertical sides and the two bars being attached at theirouter ends by a cross member.
 15. A chair for use in a swimming pool,spa or other aquatic body of the type which is surrounded by coping andwhich has a pool side below the coping, said chair being supported onsaid coping and side of said swimming pool, spa or other aquatic body,said chair and pool side comprising:pool coping means at the edge of aswiming pool, said pool coping having a generally horizontal uppersurface and said coping means having an edge at the edge of the pool,said edge being above a generally vertical pool side and said swimmingpool including a wear line below the pool coping means and pool sidesbelow said wear line; and a pool chair including a generally horizontalseat having a front bar and two side bars and a generally vertical backattached to said seat, said generally vertical back having a base andtwo sides affixed to the two side bars of the seat and having a copingsupported bar affixed to the generally vertical back and positioned atopthe pool coping means and extending away from the vertical back and overthe edge of the pool coping and said pool chair having pool side contactmeams located below the water line of the pool affixed to the two sidebars of the seat as an extension thereof and said side contact meanscontacting the side of the swimming pool to hold the seat of the poolchair away from the side of the pool.
 16. The pool chair of claim 1wherein the point of attachment of the generally vertical back to thetwo side bars of the seat is slidingly adjustable along the two sidebars so that the distance of the base of the generally back from thepool side may be adjusted.